Parent teacher Conferences

1. Parent teacher Conferences • Parents will sign-up online and have the option to meet with ONE teacher from our team, depending on need of their child  • Look for an email in mid-October with a link and instructions Parent Volunteers • Sign-up sheets are on the stage if you are interested in volunteering for one of the following activities: -Cultural Day – November 15 -Fall Party – November 26 -Career Day – February 28 -Spring Party – March 27

2. You can count on me  Meet the Teacher Night September 19, 2019 Mrs. Miloser – Room 313 Mrs. Mann – Room 316 Ms. Fornadel - Room 307

3. Together...We are more! We Have Growth Mindsets! Fixed Mindset: intelligence is static Behaviors/Feelings: avoids challenges, give up, feels no point Growth Mindset: intelligence is developing Behaviors/Feelings: embraces challenges, has fortitude, works hard

4. Yikes! Adolescence Behaviors • Biting? Really? • Cafeteria Chaos • Homework Buddy • Bathroom Flood • Nomad Syndrome • What Homework? • Catty or Squirrely??? • Spring has Sprung…………….

5. Mindful Moments & Team Behavior Management Plan • Team Behavior Management Plan https://www.svsd.net/Page/20946 • Mindful Moments • Students will randomly receive Mindful Moment cards to be placed in drawings   • Discipline will be addressed case by case, may include: Loss of privilege, email/phone call home, discipline referral 

6. Curricular Areas • Science • Social Studies • ELA • Mathematics/Pre-Algebra

7. Science • Earth Science • Soil as a Natural Resource • Rocks and Minerals • Erosion and Deposition • Plate Tectonics • Weather and Atmosphere • Important Notes: • Activities are very hands-on • Attendance is important • HW will be on the team website page • Science Resource Page Online Text book links can be found on the  student’s portal. 

8. Social Studies • “We cover the whole world!!!!” • Broken into cultural regions • Focus is on the connections between the five fields of social studies • History, Culture, Economics, Government & Geography • Important Notes: • Text book can be found on the student’s portal. • HW will be on the team website page

9. ELA: Literature • Novels and Short Stories • The View from Saturday • The Diary of Anne Frank  excerpts and Play of The Diary of Anne Frank • Student chosen novels/ Other novels to be determined • Short stories from Common Lit  and Collections

10. ELA: Reading Instruction Collections text and online version Houghton Mifflin Harcourt  Components: Text Book, Close Reader, Performance Assessment and Online resources *Collections readings and videos: short story, poem, online article, magazine article, informational text, book review, history writing, newspaper article, documentary, editorial, commentary, TV news cast, memoir, biography/autobiography, drama, essay…… **Level Up Interactive Tutorials (extra practice of skill) **Interactive Lessons **WOrd sharp Vocabulary Tutor **Current events/Information tied to each Collection (FYI, Channel One, History Channel)

11. ELA: Language Arts Collections English Workshop Interactive Lessons Writing Workshop • Writing Arguments • Writing Informative Texts • Writing Narratives • Writing as a Process • Producing and Publishing with Technology • Conducting Research • Evaluating Sources • Citing Sources • Grammar Notes • Conventions of Writing: Sentence Structure, Mechanics, Grammar 

12. ELA Assessment • Collections Reading Quizzes/Tests • Notebook/Journal Assignments  • Writing Projects Rubric • Oral Communications Projects Rubric • Grammar Skills activities/quizzes/tests

13. 6th Grade Mathematics Units • Rates, Ratios, and Proportions • Area of Polygons • Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals • Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids • Expressions and Equations • Volume of a Rectangular Prism • Ratios, Fractions, Unit Rates, and Cross-Multiplying • Analyzing Statistics • Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane

14. Pre-Algebra Units • Shapes and Designs (relationships between polygons) • Accentuate the Negative (rational numbers) • Stretching and Shrinking (similarity and scaling in geometry situations) • Comparing and Scaling (use ratios, fractions, decimals, rates, unit rates, and percents to compare and scale) • Moving Straight Ahead (linear relationships) • What Do You Expect?(probability) • Filling and Wrapping (surface area and volume) • Samples and Populations (connections between • probability and statistic concepts)

15. The HEART of Mathematics Mathematics is more than simply finding the right answers; students will learn that the heart of mathematics work lies in:  Finding and investigating relationships  Recording their thoughts and ideas  Sharing their ideas with their classmates  Reflecting on the mathematical ideas they are investigating  Reflecting on their own mathematical processes

16. Our Math Community • Building Concepts – We understand mathematical aspects of situations, or we mathematize, by seeing and making math drawings to visualize the mathematics and relate these to our explanations. • Math Drawings – We can use math drawings to help show our thinking, relate our drawings to math language, and justify our reasoning. • Math Talk & Listening - Through math talk we explain our thinking and ask questions. When we are active listening, we are thinking about what a person is saying so that we could explain it our self or help them explain it more clearly. Also, we need to listen so that we can ask a question or help the explainer. • Helping Community – Everyone is a learner and a teacher, and helps each other to understand and explain. Everyone makes mistakes, and we thank people who make mistakes because it helps us all learn how to recognize and correct mistakes. • Student Leaders – Everyone is expected to be a leader in math class. Student leaders help their classmates understand or explain concepts and skills in class discussions, small groups or pair work.

17. The Eight Mathematical Practices The goal is to help students develop a mathematical mindset and see math in the world around them. #1 – Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them #2 – Reason abstractly and quantitatively #3 – Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others #4 – Model with mathematics #5 – Use appropriate tools strategically #6 – Attend to precision #7 – Look for and make use of structure #8 – Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

18. Math Binder • It is a personalized textbook, created by students, used to strengthen student learning through participation. • Every student will be required to maintain a math binder, divided into sections for each quarter, that will be graded. • It is a working portfolio used to keep track of learning, and allows students to easily access work and notes. • It is an organizational tool. • Students that maintain and use their math binder perform well. • Binders can be used on all quizzes and tests.

19. Homework • Math homework will be given nightly to reinforce the skills and concepts taught inclass. • Homework is to be done in their binders. • Each homework assignment is worth 2 points. If an assignment is not done in it’s entirety or if they do not meet the criteria below, then students only get half credit • Criteria for FULL credit: • Number the problems. • Skip two spaces in between each problem. • ALWAYS copy the problem, except word problems. Copy the problem even if you can solve it mentally. • Show ALL your work. • Circle your final answer. • -Label your answers, when necessary. - Write the answer to a word problem in a complete sentence.

20. Informal Assessments • Checkpoints at the end of each section in each chapter (graded homework assignments, parents are allowed to check them over) • Periodical Quizzes • End of the Chapter Tests • High-Level Math Tasks related to the Conceptual Unit

21. On-line Assignments • UpSmart – supplemental learning program used to ensure students are mastering grade-level skills and standards, personalized instruction that adapts to meet their needs. (ALL Students)  • MobyMax – finds and fixes learning gaps with the power of personalized learning. An adaptive curriculum that creates an individualized education plan for each (Required for grade 6 math students, encouraged for Pre-Algebra)  • Edgenuity - reviewing and reinforcing 6th grade math skills and concepts for the 6th grade PSSA's (Pre-Algebra students ONLY)

22. SV Portal Grade Book Grades are weighted according to the following percentages: -Math Binder – 10% -Homework/On-line Asssignments – 20% -Quizzes – 30% -Tests – 40%

23. Keys to success in Math Class: • Come to school • Do your homework • Know your basic facts • Ask questions • Get help fast • Analyze & understand mistakes • Understand what the calculator is doing • Collaborate with your peers • Maintain a detailed Math Handbook • Check on-line notebook daily • Stay organized with Math Binder • Have the GRIT to be successful

24. Supporting Your Child in Math • Check webpage for nightly homework • Monitor progress thru SV Grade Book on the SV Portal • To assist in homework: -Handbook – notes and activities from class -Binders – assignments/assessments -Textbook - on-line -Lessons & Notes – OneNote Class Notebook located on Miss                                                     Fornadel'swebpage • Keep the conversation going: -Ask what the focus question was and what were the goals for the lesson  - Look for “word problems” in real lifeand solve together talking about differentstrategies

25. BYOT • BYOT is optional • Please register your device using the link on the left side of the Seneca Valley website http://www.svsd.net/Page/8242 • Earbuds/Headphones are a necessity • Helpful apps and links • Office 365NearPod • QR code reader SV app

26. Check in often please! • Photos, projects, updates and information is updated often on our team website, individual pages, and grades are on the portal.  • Team website • Mrs. Miloser's website • Miss Fornadel's website • Mrs. Mann's website

27. LEAD • Learn, Explore, Act, Develop • Meetings will be during A&E time on Day 5

28. Contact Information • School Phone Number • (724)776-1325 • Email addresses • miloserlr@svsd.net (SS/Sci) • fornadelkj@svsd.net (Math/Pre-Algebra) • mannjl@svsd.net (ELA)